SCAFFOLD WITH HANDRAIL FRAMES PROVIDED WITH POST SECTIONS

ECHAFAUDAGE AVEC DES CADRES DE RAMBARDE DOTES DE SECTIONS DE POTEAU

English Abstract

A scaffold (1) is built up of several spaced apart systems (3) of construction frames (5) present on top of each other, as well as handrail frames (7) that extend between the construction frames. The construction frames (5) have three posts connected together by crossbars, in which the front post (13) is shorter than the other two. The handrail frames (7) are attached to these short posts. Each handrail frame is built up of two post sections (19) with a handrail (21) and a side plank (23) between them. The post sections (19) form half of a lengthwise divided post. The post sections (19) of two adjacent handrail frames thus form one whole post, which can be inserted into the short post (13) of a construction frame (5). As the post sections (19) are part of the handrail frames (7), the handrail frames can be easily attached to the short posts (13) already present at the front of the construction frames.

French Abstract

L'invention concerne un échafaudage (1) formé de plusieurs systèmes espacés (3) de châssis de construction (5) superposés et séparés par des cadres de rambarde (7). Les châssis de construction (5) comptent trois poteaux reliés ensemble par des traverses, le poteau avant (13) étant plus court que les deux autres. Les cadres de rambarde (7) sont fixés à ces poteaux courts. Chaque cadre de rambarde est formé de deux sections de poteau (19) avec une main courante (21) et une planche latérale (23) entre elles. Les sections de poteau (19) forment la moitié d'un poteau divisé selon la longueur. Les sections de poteau (19) de deux cadres de rambarde adjacents forment ainsi un poteau entier, qui peut être introduit dans le poteau court (13) d'un cadre de construction (5). Comme les sections de poteau (19) font partie des cadres de rambarde (7), les cadres de rambarde peuvent être facilement fixés aux poteaux courts (13) déjà présents à l'avant des cadres de construction.

Claims

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What is claimed is:
1. Scaffold comprising several spaced apart systems of construction frames
present on top of each other, as well as handrail frames that extend between
the
construction frames and connect them together, which construction frames
comprise at
least two posts that are connected together by a crossbar, in which the rear
of the
scaffold is placed against a building and the handrail frames are at the
front, and each
comprise two post sections, as well as a handrail that extends between the
post sections
and connects the post sections together, whereby of each construction frame
the post
present at the front is shorter than the post present at the rear, wherein the
post at the
front extends from the floor level of a floor at the front of the scaffold to
below and is
part of the floor underneath.
2. Scaffold according to claim 1, wherein the post sections of the handrail
frames form parts of lengthwise divided posts.
3. Scaffold according to claim 2, wherein the post sections of the handrail
frame have a transverse cross-section that is half that of a post of the
construction frame
at the front.
4. Scaffold according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein each construction frame
comprises a further post that is present between both posts and is just as
long as the post
at the rear, in which several further horizontal crossbars, which extend
between the
posts and are spaced apart in the vertical direction, are present between both
long posts.
5. Scaffold according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein each handrail frame
comprises a side plank that extends between the post sections at the bottom of
the
handrail frame and connects them together.
6. Scaffold according to claim 5, wherein the handrail and the side plank
of
the handrail frame comprise horizontal pipes, which are provided with cord
guiding
rails in which protective netting provided with cords is attached between two
opposite
edges.

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7. Scaffold according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein transparent
panels
are present between two handrail frames present above each other.
8. Scaffold (1) according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, wherein a fence
is
connected to the posts at the bottom front of the scaffold.

Description

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Scaffold with handrail frames provided with post sections
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
Field of the invention
The invention relates to a scaffold comprising several spaced apart systems
of construction frames present on top of each other, as well as handrail
frames that extend
between the construction frames and connect them together, which construction
frames
comprise at least two posts that are connected together by a crossbar, in
which the rear of
the scaffold is placed against a building and the handrail frames are at the
front.
In assembling scaffolds it is desirable in the interest of safety to attach
the
handrail frame ofthe next floor by starting from the floor of the already
assembled top floor
and not first to attach the floor of the next floor and from there to attach
the handrail frame
of this new floor.
Prior art
Such a scaffold is well known. In the well-known scaffold the handrail of
a new floor is first connected mainly vertically to an end of an already
erected post and then
the other end lifted up using a further connected post, which is then attached
to the already
present post. This is a relatively difficult method of attaching a handrail of
a new floor
during the assembly of the scaffold without first putting the floor of this
new floor in place.
Summary of the invention
An objective of the invention is to provide a scaffold of the type described
in the preamble in which the attachment of a handrail of a new floor by
starting from an
already assembled floor is easy to achieve during the construction. For this
purpose the
scaffold according to the invention is characterised in that each handrail
frame comprises
two post sections, as well as a handrail that extends between the post
sections and connects

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the post sections together, and in that the post at the front of each
construction frame is
shorter than the post at the rear. As the post sections between which the
handrails extend
are part of the handrail frames, the handrail frarnes can be easily attached
to the short posts
ahmady present at the front of the construction frames.
The ends of the short posts can be provided with connecting pieces, which
can be used to connect together two posts of adjacent handrail frames. A
favourable
embodiment of the scaffold according to the invention in which no specially
shaped
connecting pieces need to be present, is characterised in that the post
sections of the
handrail frames form parts of lengthwise divided posts.
The post sections of the handrail frame preferably have a transverse cross-
section that is half that of a post present at the front of the construction
frame.
An embodiment of the scaffold according to the invention is characterised
in that each construction frame comprises a farther post that is present
between both posts
and is as long as the post at the rear, in which several further horizontal
crossbars, which
extend between the posts and are spaced apart in the vertical direction, are
present between
both the long posts. This allows the floors at the rear half of the scaffold
to be adjusted at
any desired height.
In order to take a firm hold of the handrail frame, a further embodiment of
the scaffold according to the invention is characterised in that each handrail
frame
comprises a side plank that extends between the post sections at the bottom of
the handrail
frame and connects them together. This side plank serves as a grip for
positioning the
handrail frame at a higher level.
A still further embodiment of the scaffold according to the invention is
characterised in that the handrail and the side plank of the handrail frame
comprise
horizontal pipes that are provided with cord guiding rails, in which
protective netting is
attached on two edges of cords opposite each other. This allows the protection
to be
attached before the scaffold is put together.
Moreover, transparent panels are preferably present between two handrail
frames present above each other.
A fence is preferably connected to the posts at the bottom front of the
scaffold in order to prevent unauthorised persons from cl'unbing onto the
scaffold.

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Brief description of the drawings
The invention will be elucidated more fully below on the basis of drawings
in which an embodiment of the scaffold according to the invention is shown. In
these
drawings:
Figure 1 shows a part of the scaffold in front elevation;
Figure 2 shows a side elevation of the scaffold;
Figure 3 shows a construction frame of the scaffold; and
Figure 4 shows a handrail frame of the scaffold.
Detailed description of the drawings
Figures 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the scaffold according to the
invention from the front and side respectively. The scaffold 1 is built up of
several spaced
apart systems 3 of the construction frames 5 that are present on top of each
other, as well
as handrail frames 7 that extend between the construction frames and connect
them
together. The scaffold I has a rear IA, with which it can be placed against a
building. The
handrail frames 7 are at the front 1B of the scaffold.
Figure 3 shows a construction frame 5 of the scaffold. The construction
frame has three posts 13, 15 connected together by crossbars 9 and 11, in
which one of the
outermost posts is shorter than the other two. This short post 13 is at the
front of the
scaffold and handrail frames are attached to it. The crossbars 9, 11 fonn
supports for floor
sections 17 (see figure 2) of the scaffold. A large number of horizontal
crossbars 11 spaced
apart in the vertical direction are present between both long posts 15. This
allows a floor
to be installed at the rear of the scaffold at any desired height.
Figure 4 shows a handrail frame 7 of the scaffold. The handrail frame is built
up oftwo post sections 19 at the top with a handrai121 between them and a side
plank 23
at the bottom. The post sections 19 form half of a lengthwise divided post and
have a semi-
circular cross-section. The post sections 19 of two adjacent handrail frames
thus form one
whole post, which can be inserted into the short post 13 of a construction
frame 5, see
figure 1. As the post sections 19 between which the handrails 21 extend are
part of the
handrail frames 7, the handrail &ames can be easily attached to the short
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construction frames already present at the front. This allows the side plank
23 to act as a
grip so that the handrail frame can be easily grasped at the bottom.
The handrail 21 of the handrail frame 7, see figure 4, is built up of two
horizontal pipes 25 and 27, which extend between the post sections, and
verticat connecting
rods 29, which extend between the pipes. The side plank 23 is also provided
with horizontal
pipes 31 and 33 at the bottom and top. The top pipe 31 of the side plank and
the pipes 25
and 27 of the handrail are provided with cord guiding rails in which a
protective netting 33
provided with cords is attached, see figure 1.
Transparent panels 35 are present between the top pipe 25 ofthe handrail of
a handrail frame and the bottom pipe 33 of the side plank of a handrail frame
above it.
A fence 37 is connected to the posts at the bottom front of the scaffold in
order to prevent unauthorised persons from ciimbing onto the scaffold.
Although in the above the invention is explained on the basis of the
drawings, it should be noted that the invention is in no way liinited to the
embodiment
shown in the drawings. The invention also extends to all embodiments deviating
from the
embodiment shown in the drawings within the context defined by the claims.

Representative Drawing